99 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "The 2021 Pie Franco is from ungrafted old-vine Monastrell planted on sandy soils. It feels incredibly balanced, elegant and harmonious, a little closed, subtle rather than showy. It's slightly riper, like most of the 2021s, reaching 15% alcohol, very Mediterranean, classical with fruit a tad darker than the one in Las Gravas and with a rounder palate but keeping the poise and balance. It matured in oak foudre for a longer time, as they found this to be a more powerful wine that required a longer élevage in oak. Another stunning Pie Franco. 8,297 numbered bottles. It was bottled in June 2023. Drink: 2024-2036. (1/18/24)"
95 points/'Podium Award,' Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "Colour: cherry, purple rim. Nose: fruit expression, red berry notes, floral, spicy, balsamic herbs, scrubland. Palate: flavourful, fruity, good acidity, long. (2024)"
95 points/'Podium Award,' Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "Colour: cherry, purple rim. Nose: fruit expression, red berry notes, floral, spicy, balsamic herbs, scrubland. Palate: flavourful, fruity, good acidity, long. (2024)"
| Product SKU | 349114 |
| Producer | Casa Castillo |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Jumilla |
| Varietal | Mourvèdre/Monastrell |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | Monastrell (Mourvèdre) |
| ABV | 15.0% |
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